Panasonic DMP-BD80GN, DMP-BD60GN, DMP-BD60GZ operating instructions Displays, TV screen and video

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Displays

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The display is dim.

The elapsed time displayed is actually less than the play time.

≥Change “FL Display” in the Setup menu.

≥The displayed play time is converted from the number of frames at 29.97 frames (equal to 0.999 seconds) to one second. There will be a slight difference between the time displayed and the actual elapsed time (e.g., actual one-hour elapsed time may display as approximately 59 minutes 56 seconds).

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TV screen and video

The images from this unit do

≥Make sure that the television is connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal, COMPONENT

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not appear on the television.

VIDEO OUT terminals or HDMI AV OUT terminal on this unit.

 

≥Make sure that the television’s input setting (e.g., AV 1) is correct.

Picture is distorted.

≥An incorrect resolution is selected in “Component Resolution”, when the television is connected to

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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals. While stopped, press and hold [∫] and [1] (PLAY) on the

 

 

main unit at the same time for more than 5 seconds to cancel this setting. Set the item again.

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≥If “24p Output” is set to “On” when the unit is connected to a TV through any terminal other

 

than HDMI, images may not display properly. In this case, set “24p Output” to “Off”.

 

≥The unit and television are using different video systems. While stopped, keep pressing [∫]

 

and [< OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit for 5 or more seconds. The system switches from

 

 

PAL to NTSC or vice versa.

 

 

≥The system used on the disc doesn’t match your television.

 

– PAL discs cannot be correctly viewed on an NTSC television.

 

– This unit can convert NTSC signals to PAL60 for viewing on a PAL television (“NTSC

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Contents Output” in the “Picture”).

 

[DivX] Images may not be output due to how files were created.

 

 

 

Played back image is distorted

≥High definition video (transfer rate of 18 Mbps or faster) cannot be played back correctly if it

or does not playback correctly.

was recorded on a DVD compatible to double speed or slower.

 

([AVCHD])

 

 

 

 

 

Picture stops.

[DivX] Picture may stop if the DivX files are greater than 2 GB.

The screen changes

≥When the “Screen Saver Function” in the Setup menu is set to “On”, the display may return to

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automatically.

the screen saver mode automatically if there is no operation for 10 minutes or more.

 

 

 

 

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≥An image is not output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal or the VIDEO OUT

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Video is not output

terminal when the “High Clarity Sound” is enabled. Set the “High Clarity Sound” in the

 

 

on-screen menu to “Off” to use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminal or the VIDEO OUT

 

 

terminal.

 

Video is not output in high

≥High definition video cannot be output through the VIDEO OUT terminal.

definition.

≥Confirm that the “HDMI Video Mode”, “HDMI Video Format”, and “Component Resolution” in

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the Setup menu are set properly.

 

≥The video output resolution is restricted to “576p/480p” when DVD-Video discs, DivX and

 

BD-Video discs recorded at a rate of 50 field per second are output from the COMPONENT

 

 

VIDEO OUT terminals.

 

 

 

 

Status messages do not appear.

≥Select “Automatic” in “On-Screen Messages” in the Setup menu.

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The 4:3 aspect ratio picture

≥Use the television to change the aspect. Refer to your television’s operating instructions.

expands left and right.

≥When using a component video cable, set “Progressive” to “Video”. If the situation is not

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Screen size is wrong.

restored after that, set “TV Aspect” to “4:3 Pan & Scan”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a lot of after-image

≥Turn “3D NR” or “Integrated NR” off if it is on.

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when playing video.

 

 

There is no apparent change in

≥The effect is less perceivable with some types of video.

picture quality when adjusted

 

 

with the “Picture” menu in the

 

 

on-screen menu.

 

 

The masked-off area is masked

≥If the “Screen Saver Function” in the Setup menu is set to “Off”, the masked-off area is

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in gray.

displayed in black.

 

Still pictures (JPEG) do not

≥The images that were edited on the PC, such as Progressive JPEG, etc., may not playback.

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playback normally.

 

 

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DMP-BD60GN, DMP-BD60GZ, DMP-BD80GN specifications

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